October 19, 2009 by Sara Zoe.

The Newburyport Farmers’ Market will be open on Sundays from 10am-1pm through December 20 at its location at the Tannery Marketplace. Open rain or shine, but not snow ;)!

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October 19, 2009 by Sara Zoe.

A few more details on the  November 7th event being put together by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the Dover Friends Meeting:

Seacoast Summit on Sustainability: Greening our Communities

Saturday, November 7th, 9:15 am - 5:00 pm
Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth 03801
Free and open to all
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Tom Kelly, Director of Sustainability Programs, UNH

Nine workshops in three tracks (running simultaneously).

Food-focused workshops include:

10:30-12:00  An Inconvenient Food: The Link Between Animal Agriculture, Environmental Degradation, and Global Warming
12:00-1:00 Vegetarian Lunch.  Free and open to the public.
1:00-2:30 Panel:  Healthy Options for School Lunches

Moderator:  Harvey Zarren, MD, cardiologist
Panelists:  Pat Laska, Director, Portsmouth School Nutrition Program
Stacey Purslow, State Coordinator, Farm to School Program
Kathryn Strong, MS, RD, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

2:45-4:00  Vegetarian Nutrition

Presentation by Kathryn Strong, MS, RD

Other workshop tracts:

• Town/State Activities and Planning - Panelists include sustainability leaders from local towns
• Educating and Promoting Environmental Wisdom in Faith Communities

Sponsored by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the Dover Friends Meeting

For more information, please contact 603-580-1934 or 207-384-0048.

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